Myall Lakes
{{Short description|Lakes in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{distinguish|Myall Lakes National Park|Myall River|Electoral district of Myall Lakes}}
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| caption = One of the lakes in the Myall Lakes National Park.
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| location = Mid North Coast
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| inflow = Myall River
| outflow = Myall River
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| agency = NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
| designation = Ramsar-protected
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| area = {{convert|9300|ha}}
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| reference = {{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=165869&cmd=sp |title=Map of Myall Lake, NSW |publisher=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=17 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=162863&cmd=sp |title=Map of Boolambayte Lake, NSW |publisher=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=17 March 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=162205&cmd=sp |title=Map of Bombah Broadwater, NSW |publisher=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=17 March 2013}}
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| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_date = 14 June 1999
| designation1_number = 994{{Cite web|title=Myall Lakes|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/994|access-date=25 April 2018}}}}
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Myall Lakes, a series of fresh water lakes protected under the Ramsar Convention, are located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Myall Lakes are adjacent to the east coast, about {{Convert|250|km|mi|0}} north of Sydney.
Features and location
There are three Myall Lakes, called Myall Lake, Boolambayte Lake and The Broadwater.
When full, Myall Lake covers an area of around {{convert|5800|ha}}; Boolambayte Lake covers an area of around {{convert|1100|ha}}; and Bombah Broadwater covers an area of around {{convert|2400|ha}}.
Smiths Lake is close to the northern Myall Lake, but is not connected nor formally part of the Myall Lakes. The lakes are partially interconnected and navigable by small craft. The Myall River flows into the western side of The Broadwater. The Myall River also flows out of The Broadwater and meanders southwest where it empties into Port Stephens between the towns of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. The lower Myall River progressively becomes saltier and more tidal as it flows southwards.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
Most of the Myall Lakes are surrounded by the Myall Lakes National Park. The NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service operate a car ferry across the lake at Bombah Point. The area between the lakes and the sea is mainly uninhabited coastal woodlands and long isolated beaches although some of it was mined for heavy mineral sands before the 1970s. The village of Bungwahl is located on the northern shore of Myall Lake. There are a number of small islands in the lakes.
At the northern end of Myall Lake lies Mayers Point. This was the centre of a timber industry established by Allen Taylor and Company Limited. To assist in the transport of the logs from the forests to the lake, an extensive light railway system was constructed.{{cite journal |title=Mayers Point – Wootton – Horses Creek Timber Tramway |author=Wright, H. J |journal=Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin |date=October 1982 |pages=217–240 }}
Due to the nature of Myall Lakes being coastal dune lakes, or coastal lagoons, they were featured in an American documentary about conservation done by producer Elam Stoltzfus.{{Cite web |url=http://www.coastaldunelakes.org/home.html |title=Coastal Dune Lakes · Welcome |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219080407/http://coastaldunelakes.org/home.html |archive-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ieo/Karuah/maplg.htm|title=Karuah River and Great Lakes catchments|format=map|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=Government of New South Wales}}
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Category:Lakes of New South Wales